The Labor enquirer., 1887-11-26
THE FunERAl.
Two Hundred Thounnnd Heople
Take Part IN ths Hxsroisss.
A Proeeoslea
Three Niles Lsng-Rertv Persens
Abreast, frsn Curb y Curh,
for One Mllsl

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istaken from the Chicago Esqsiysy.
II will be remembered that the
capitalist press Of Chicago clainnd
that the number taking part in the
funeral exercises did not exceed
5000. The true account follows:
Chicago has witnessed many
large funerals and memorial ex-
ercises in which immense con-
courses have participated; but
never in its history has it seen
such sight as was presented on
its streets yesterday. Fully 2oo,-
900 people took part in the funeral
exercises Of the FIVE anarchists
either as humble followers Of the
remains or as sorrowful spectators
OF the sad scene. There we're, of
course, tn ousands of sight-seers,
but the number that came to look
on with coldness or exultation
was comparatively very small.
From the home Of Spies, ou
Bryson street, to the Wisconsin
Central depot, at Polk and Fifth
avenue, distance of more than
three miles, there was solid mass
Of people.
There was order in the process
sion, il such it could be called; the
people, men and women, walked
behind the hearses without regard
to the military rules of marching,
and for mile down Milwaukee
avenue there was a solid mass of
mourners, reaching from curb to
curb, and, while not walking
abreast" straight line across
the street would show more than
forty persons. So dense was the
crowd that the pall-bearers had
frequently to hold onto the
hearses to keep from being swept
from their places.
There was no noise of any kind
during the long and tedious march.
the death-like stiffness being
broken only by the solemn dirges
performed in turn by the four
bands which were dispersed
through the crowd.
The order in which the remains
passed through the heart of the
city was, August Spies first,
Adolph Fisher second, Albert r.
Parsons third, George Engel
fourth, Louis Lingg fifth. The
hcarses were decorated with flow
crs. and behind each one was a
band of men and women carrying
lovely floral offerings. In fact
the display of flowers was the
handsomest ever seen in this part
of the country.
There were no flags or banners
IN the procession, (the mayor had
forbidden even society banner),
but some enthusiastic American
carried at the head of the line a
small American flag.
When the head Of the process
sion reached the depot the streets
tor block each way we're literally
packed, and it was with difficulty
that the hearses could be gotten
to the doors of the baggage-room
through which the remains had to
be taken to the car. But here, as
everywhere else during 1.-THE day,
everything was perfectly quiet.
The coffins were taken into the
baggage car and almost covered
with flowers, while the largest
'oral pieces filed the other end
OF the car.
Already two trains. one OF eigh-
teen and one of fifteen cars, had
departed for Waldheim cemetery.
lhe funeral train proper contained
hiteen cars, and they we're packed
inside and on the platforms as
cars were never packed before, ex-
cept the one coach reserved for
The chief mourners. This tr,in]
was followed by others; the whole
number Of cars that went out
crowded he;ro s,,vccx,, xhree